Stronger From The Start Alliance

SFTS members were delighted to join these discussions yesterday, bringing our collective expertise to the discussion on how we must ensure EVERYONE is on board with the need to shout louder to prioritise babies & infants. Thanks to @publichealthni for bringing us together 👶

Infant Mental Health Awareness Week highlights the need to support vulnerable babies, and their families💜We are proud to be a supporter of the Stronger from the Start committee as we continue to transform lives with mental health support across NI @SFTS_NI

We’re proud to support Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 👶 We work with families through amazing services like Sure Start to ensure little ones’ voices are heard and they have the best chance of reaching their potential ❤️ #WhoIsHoldingTheBaby #IMHAW25 @SFTS_NI

🧠👶𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗮 𝗻𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗹á𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗮í 🧠👶 Anseo in Altram, tá muid ag tabhairt tús áite do na caidrimh thábhachtacha a bhaineann le leanaí le cinntiú go bhfuil siad #níoslaidreóntús #strongerfromthestart #IMHAW2025

This infant mental health awareness week, we're highlighting the importance of strong parent-infant relationships in those first critical 1001 days #IMHAW2025 #strongerfromthestart 👶

Join us for our next lunchtime learning session, supported by @publichealthni to hear about: 'A Regional Approach to the Implementation of Family Integrated Care and the Impact on Infant Mental Health' 📅When: 28th May 12noon-1pm 💻To register: shorturl.at/ibjqa

🧠Interested in learning how to support your baby's brain development with SureStart and the Eastside Early Learning Community? Watch the lunchtime learning, supported by @publichealthni, here: shorturl.at/ki9xi

Join us for a lunchtime learning session, supported by @publichealthni, exploring the unseen costs families with a disability experience in the cost-of-living crisis with @Angeleyes_ni. Date: 30th April Time: 12noon- 1pm Location: Zoom To register: shorturl.at/s2ArT

Have you signed up yet? Links below ⬇️👨‍👨‍👦👩‍👦

There's still time to join us for our upcoming webinar on parenting programmes across NI. Hear from @publichealthni @SolihullAproach @ParentingFocus_ Mellow Parenting @Parents_Plus and @IncredibleYears. Sign up below ⬇️

As the end of the #ABetterStart programme approaches, join us in celebrating ten years of learning and successes. This FREE online event will showcase the remarkable achievements from the five partnerships. Register here: buff.ly/3ZNtLYW

Come along to our next Lunchtime Learning to hear from Prof John Sharry, social worker & family psychotherapist, and co-developer of the 8 evidence-based Parents Plus Programmes run in services throughout Ireland and the UK. Register via QR code or link below:

Really looking forward to our next Childcare Partnership Conference! Please share! 🗓️3rd December 2024 ⏰9.30am- 3.30pm 🏢Malone House, Belfast Book Here : bit.ly/4fBq7Yc #InclusivePractice #ChildcarePartnership @HSC_NI @MauriceLeeson @Ciara____McK @cypsp @SFTS_NI

🌟🎙️Showcasing Our Esteemed Speakers for the AiMH UK Conference 2024! Get ready to learn from: ⭐️Michelle Sleed - How to be a Mentalising Practitioner ⭐️Joanne Greenway – Promoting Mentalisation Skills in Parents from Pregnancy to Early Infancy ⭐️Gerry Byrne – Workshop: Using Mentalisation to Foster Safe Relationships between Parents and their Young Children ⭐️Gwent Parent Infant Mental Health Service Helping Parents Tune Into and Respond to Pre-verbal Babies ⭐️Julia Manning-Morton & Karolina Joiner- The Pikler Approach in Practice: Attentive & Respectful Communication with Babies 🗓️Thursday 21st November 📌Online Conference 👉Register now to secure your spot! eventbrite.co.uk/e/aimh-uk-nati…

So good to see our Steering Group members yesterday (with a special guest!). Great discussions, looking ahead to 2025 plans, working together to influence policy developments & promote infant mental health as everyone’s business 👶🏼

Alongside @SFTS_NI, @HSC_NI and @publichealthni, we’re proud to be hosting our annual infant mental health conference Speak Up For Babies: Giving our most vulnerable the best start. Follow live updates from the event here from 9.30 this morning! #SpeakUpForBabies

@Education_NI @publichealthni Tracey Ripley-McElvogue @SFTS_NI says increasing pressure on statutory services, cost of living crisis & post-pandemic issues have created "a perfect storm, which is driving us to work together to be better at addressing the needs of our communities.” #SpeakUpForBabies

Irrespective of whether we find it uncomfortable, inconvenient or challenging, the findings from research show that our earliest years and relationships are crucial for lifelong mental and physical health. If we’re serious about public health, we have to invest in infancy.

1/3 - 📢Speakers announced for our infant mental health conference, 'Speak up for babies - Giving our most vulnerable the best start' on Thurs 3rd Oct. To register: tinyurl.com/IMH-event-24 or scan QR code below

Join us as we work together with voluntary & statutory partners on Thurs 3 October for our annual Infant Mental Health online conference. Sign up below - more details to follow! tinyurl.com/IMH-event-24